Title :
Tropospheric water vapor structures in the clear atmosphere as observed by passive microwave and airborne LIDAR systems during CLEOPATRA 92
Author :
Kiemle, C. ; Ehret, Gerhard ; Meischner, P. ; Chr, Kiemle ; Evtushenko, A.V. ; Kutuza, B.G. ; Petrenko, B.Z. ; Smirnov, M.T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Atmos. Phys., DLR, Wessling, Germany
Abstract :
One objective of the field experiment CLEOPATRA, Cloud Experiment Oberpfaffenhofen and Transports, May 11-July 31, 1992, was to quantify water vapor transports from soil and vegetation to the atmosphere in dependence an precipitation events and the state of vegetation, and to improve remote sensing methods from ground, aircraft and space for observing elements of the hydrological cycle. The authors report and intercompare measurements of water vapor structures in the clear atmosphere performed simultaneously with a ground based microwave system and a DIAL system on board an aircraft. Measurements for two selected days-May 22 and June 1-showing different water vapor structures are discussed
Keywords :
atmospheric humidity; atmospheric techniques; geophysical techniques; meteorology; optical radar; radiometry; remote sensing; remote sensing by laser beam; troposphere; AD 1992; CLEOPATRA 92; DIAL; H2O; airborne LIDAR; atmosphere meteorology; clear atmosphere; humidity water vapour vapor; land atmosphere interaction; laser; measurement technique; passive microwave radiometry; remote sensing; soil; troposphere; vegetation; Aircraft; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Clouds; Hydrologic measurements; Microwave measurements; Performance evaluation; Remote sensing; Soil measurements; Vegetation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322564
